Summary

On 30 November 2011, a Cessna 210L aircraft,
registered VH-SKQ, departed Derby for Kalumburu, Western Australia,
on a passenger charter flight. There was one pilot and six
passengers (including an infant) onboard.

On landing, the aircraft touched down about 400 m
from the landing threshold. The pilot attempted to slow the
aircraft using brakes, however there was no brake pressure
available.

The aircraft ran off the end of the runway at about
40 kts, colliding with some large rocks. The aircraft was seriously
damaged, however there were no injuries to the passengers or the
pilot.

The pilot stated that the normal approach procedure
was to check the brake pressure prior to lowering the landing gear
during the descent, however this step was missed during the
pre-landing checks. If a brake fault had been detected prior to
touchdown, the pilot would have had more time to consider the
options available.

It is important for operators, training organisations and
individuals to consider scenarios like this one as training
scenarios, so pilots can formulate a plan prior to an actual event
occurring. The pilot had not received any training for a brake
failure.